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NEWS
FROM CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
CAMBRIDGE
HEALTH ALLIANCE CLINICIAN SECURES MAJOR GRANT TO TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS
TO ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Cambridge,
Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, Winthrop,
MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced today that Dr. Karen
Levine, Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Clinical
Director of Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the CHA's Center
for Child for Adolescent Development (CCAD), in conjunction with
Matt Lerner, B.A. of the North Shore ARC of Danvers MA, are the
recipients of the $80,000 Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund.
The
grant will allow Dr. Levine and her collaborators to study a new
"drama-based social pragmatic intervention" approach toward
teaching social skills to adolescents with developmental disorders.
The
project is titled: Drama-based social pragmatics intervention for
adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome - a Pilot Effectiveness Study.
Dr.
Levine will administer a controlled study incorporating multiple
measures of efficiency, including survey responses, child-and parent-completed
quantitative measures, and direct observation of participants, to
test the clinical effectiveness of a drama-based intervention program.
Dr. Levine hopes to build the participant's social pragmatic skills,
such as receptive and expressive non-verbal accuracy, pro-social
functioning, social responsiveness, in addition to decreasing symptoms
of co-morbid depression.
The
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, established in 1947, supports
innovative and collaborative clinical research, demonstration projects
and pilot studies in the Boston area that work to improve the quality
of life for children with disabilities. Dr. Levine's project is
one of five funded this cycle.
CAMBRIDGE
HEALTH ALLIANCE
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health
system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville,
Everett, Revere, and Boston’s Metro-North communities. It includes
three hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices, the Cambridge
Public Health Department, and the Network Health plan. With this
unique model, the Alliance is able to offer the finest health services,
a diverse working environment, and a premier training experience
in community-based medicine.
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